Madison Avenue & East 126th Street

Madison Avenue and East 126th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 33 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The National Black Theatre is 450 feet away, and Moore Playground is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about five minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat.

Safety record
22 hurt
33 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
1,250 feet · 5 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Madison Av/E 125 St · M1
Within a walk
36 places
14 religious buildings, 6 schools and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Madison Avenue & East 126th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 1,250 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    1,250 feet
    4 5 6

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 125 St 2, 3
    0.3 miles
    2 3

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Open Secret” (1986) by Houston Conwill and “Polyrhythmics of Consciousness and Light” (2003) by Valerie Maynard at the 125 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Madison Av/E 125 St, 170 feet away, for the M1.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 125 St M1 · Shelter
    170 feet
    M1
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 126th Street.

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 128 St & Madison Ave 23 docks in all
    530 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1890 Park Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 33 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 22 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019
  • Turn calming, August 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10035
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
9
Police precinct
25
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 148 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 126th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM

South side of East 126th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10A M-11:30AM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Madison Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Madison Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 113270.

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1864 and 1884.

  1. Mount Morris Bank Building Designated landmark
    450 feet
  2. Saint Andrew's Church Designated landmark
    510 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School
    350 feet
  2. Association to Benefit Children Infant, toddler and preschool care · Pre-K
    550 feet
  3. Association Benefit Chldrn-Graham School
    660 feet
Show all 9
  1. Democracy Prep Harlem Charter Elementary School
    660 feet
  2. The Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce School
    660 feet
  3. NY Col of Podiatric Medicine College
    690 feet
  4. District 5 Lyfe Program at Harlem Renaissance Pre-K
    770 feet
  5. Harlem Renaissance High School
    770 feet
  6. Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School
    920 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    640 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Park Playground
    800 feet
  3. Harlem Rose Garden
    1,010 feet
Show all 5
  1. Moore Playground
    1,080 feet
  2. Collyer Brothers Park
    1,090 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 125th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    940 feet

Health care

  1. Northern Manhattan Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,090 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Langston Hughes House Listed historic place
    420 feet
  2. Fire Hook and Ladder No. 14 Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  3. Harlem Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,280 feet
Show all 4
  1. Harlem Library
    1,310 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. The National Black Theatre Theater or concert hall
    450 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Ghost Pentecostal Faith Church House of worship
    390 feet
  2. First Church of Christ Holiness House of worship
    490 feet
  3. Latin American Pentecostal Church of God House of worship
    860 feet
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  1. All Saints RC Church House of worship
    870 feet
  2. Second Corinthian Baptist Church House of worship
    990 feet
  3. Kelly Temple God Christ Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  4. Shiloh Church Christ Disciples House of worship
    1,150 feet
  5. Christ Temple in the Village of Harlem House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Triborough Finance New Post Office
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    850 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 126th Street or Madison Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.